12th Man

[Thisjeffguy07]

Last night during the packers game the commentators talked about how the "12th man" was affecting the game... now tonight they're talking about the 12th man helping the bills beat the cowboys... when will it stop?

[Thisjeffguy07]

I don't imagine there are too many aggie fans up there rooting for the bills

[Superaggie79]

they just said it again.

[Vlyrock]

i thought the bills had permission to use it.

[phatbc]

^
you would say that, bills lover ;)

[BigJohn]

i thought the bills had permission to use it.
We sued the Seahawks and worked out a deal with them. Never heard of a deal with Buffalo or anyone else.

I also saw they had "12th Man" above the endzone.

[Thisjeffguy07]

yeah they have a big 12th man sign on the wall... :mad:

[aggie1997]

Wait till $Bill finds out about this. He will sue them for $5.

[Vlyrock]

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=12th_Man_%28football%29&action=edit&section=3)] Use in American football

The "12th man" term has been used by various American football teams including the NFL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL)'s Seattle Seahawks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks), Green Bay Packers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bay_Packers), Buffalo Bills (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bills), Denver Broncos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Broncos), and Chicago Bears (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bears) in reference to their supporters, though the Bears no longer use the term "12th man" at the request of Texas A&M. The Buffalo Bills, and Seattle Seahawks continue to use the phrase. The Chicago Bears now use the term "The Fourth Phase" referring to the fans contribution toward victory along with the contributions of the other 3 phases namely offense, defense and special teams.
As a tribute to their fans, the Seahawks retired (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retired) the number 12 during a game on December 15 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_15), 1984 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984). Since then #12 Jerseys have been sold by the team and worn by Seahawk fans, often with the name "Fan" on the back. The Seahawks also have a ceremony before each home game where a flag bearing the #12 is raised by a prominent individual.
The Buffalo Bills (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bills) have honored their 12th man by inducting them into the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame inside the Ralph Wilson Stadium. They were inducted in 1992 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992) because of their loyal support during the team's early 90's Super Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl) runs. The name "12th Man" still is on The Wall today.

[edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=12th_Man_%28football%29&action=edit&section=4)] Texas A&M trademark issues and Seattle Seahawks lawsuit

The term "12th Man" was coined and marketed to represent the Texas Aggie fans after the 1922 Dixie Classic. While intellectual property laws recognize such common law uses in trademark disputes, the official registration of the mark was not filed by Texas A&M (U.S. Reg. No. 1948306) until September of 1990, after passage by Congress of the Federal Dilution Trademark Act of 1995. This law allowed Texas A&M to use potential damage to the trademark through dilution as a justification in its lawsuit against the Seattle Seahawks. According to statements made by Texas A&M officials, they sent requests to stop using the phrase to the Seattle Seahawks (2004, 2005), Buffalo Bills (undated), and the Chicago Bears (undated). Both the Bills and the Bears responded to the requests stating they would no longer use the phrase, however the Seahawks failed to respond to the request.
In January 2006 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006), Texas A&M filed suit against the Seattle Seahawks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks) to protect the trademark and in May 2006, the dispute was settled out of court. In the agreement, Texas A&M licensed the Seahawks to continue using the phrase "12th Man" in exchange for a licensing fee and public aknowledgement by the NFL franchise as to Texas A&M's ownership of the phrase.[7] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Man_(football)#_note-0)
Here's some news...

[Pumchavas28]

The Buffalo Bills (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bills) have honored their 12th man by inducting them into the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame inside the Ralph Wilson Stadium. They were inducted in 1992 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992) because of their loyal support during the team's early 90's Super Bowl (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl) runs.

Well no shyt they are gonna support them during their Super Bowl runs..... :headslap:

Thanks for being there for us when we are on top!!!!!

[Vlyrock]

Yeah, but Buffalo is a really small market team -- fan support is something that's hard for them. A majority of their season ticket holders were from Canada or about an hour or farther way...